Staff Guidance Note on Information Sharing in The Context of Sovereign Debt Restructurings

Policy Papers, June 23, 2023

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• Published: June 23, 2023
• Series: Policy Papers
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400245237.007

Summary

• The guidance note sets out principles governing information sharing in the context of sovereign debt restructurings.
• It restates the existing Fund governance and policy guidelines for information sharing to help inform and harmonize practices across Fund country teams.
• In addition to outlining guiding principles applicable to information sharing, it provides guidance on what level of information can be shared during each stage of the restructuring and program design process and in the surveillance context.

Key findings and substantive points

• Principles governing information sharing in sovereign debt restructurings are established to harmonize practices across Fund country teams.
• Guidance covers:
  • Guiding principles applicable to information sharing.
  • What level of information can be shared during each stage of the restructuring process.
  • What level of information can be shared during program design stages.
  • What level of information can be shared in the surveillance context.

Subjects and keywords (as listed)

• Subject: Asset and liability management, Debt restructuring, Debt sustainability, Debt sustainability analysis, External debt, Monetary policy, Political economy, Public debt, Sovereign debt restructuring
• Keywords: analysis act, confidentiality, debt relief, Debt restructuring, Debt sustainability, debt sustainability analysis, draft debt sustainability analysis, draft DSA document, executive board documents, external debt, Fund arrangement, fund policies, Fund staff, Fund-supported program, policy framework papers, political economy, public debt, publications, restructuring process, Sovereign debt restructuring, transparency, transparency policy

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